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An alternative capstone project: closing the achievement gap for Latino English language learners in elementary school

AN ALTERNATIVE CAPSTONE PROJECT:
CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR LATINO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by
Ashley Benjamin
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2011
Copyright 2011 Ashley Benjamin

An Alternative Capstone Project: Closing the Achievement Gap for Latino English Language Learners in Elementary School is a collaborative project between three USC dissertation students and a local school district. A local school district identified a problem, the Latino ELL achievement gap, and the three person team used the gap analysis framework to determine knowledge/skill, motivation, and organizational root causes of the problem. The team then used research-based literature to identify possible solutions.

AN ALTERNATIVE CAPSTONE PROJECT:
CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP FOR LATINO ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
by
Ashley Benjamin
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2011
Copyright 2011 Ashley Benjamin